Aug 23 – Day 113 Tremble Island Exploration and then on to Blunden Harbor
This was a busy day.
Water Totem
Bird morning – Eagle, Seagull and Cormorants. Mostly seagulls but still fun to watch.
Cormorants
About 8:30 in the morning we headed out in the Jet for Tremble Island about 4 miles away. The plan is to be there as the tide is coming in and the flow of water from inland is flowing out creating a storm of water fighting for position. The tide was running at 13 knots. The waves were crashing and shooting about 4 feet in the air and creating lots of large, and I mean large, whirlpools and deep holes. One would not want to be caught in that type of water. We kept our distance, took lots of photos, and some video. At times the current was holding us in one spot and made it look like the island was moving. Messes with your brain.
After leaving that area, we went out Slingsby channel toward the ocean. The current was running about 10 knots there and causing huge rollers and standing waves. Some as much as 9 feet tall. Again, very exciting but for me it was wreaking havoc with my stomach.
Unfortunately, our videos have sound and so I must apologize to anyone who watches them with the sound on …. Yes, you can hear my retching.
This is a wall of water coming at our stern
Heading back to the boats
We headed out with calm water for Blunden Harbor and got anchored and put the crab pots down.
Of course, one of the first orders of business was our excursion through every nook and cranny of the harbor. Found rapids to run through, shallows to walk through (after grounding), lots of rock water and trees, and very little wildlife.
Yes there is a small dinghy in this photo. People from a sailboat who were waiting for the tide to change so they could exit. They were still waiting when we zipped by on our exit sometime later.
Went over to the First Nations tribal land and took a walk. Found old logs from a long house, large old heavy wood planks and other old things. They have a new very long metal dock and a building which they clearly use today when they come out. The beach out front is for the most part crushed clam shells. The middens are several feet (maybe 6) deep. Lots of broken porcelain dish pieces and broken glass on the beach.
Logs from an old ‘Clan House’ also called ‘Long House’
Large timbers
Midden
This time found a wooden Orca on the beach
On the way back to the mother ships we spotted m/v Sea Life headed our way. Upon entering the harbor, we checked the crab pots and we had two keepers.
Willard and Diane pulled in about 4:30 so our flotilla is back to three boats. It was great to see them. We last saw them in Roche on May 3rdwhen we started north and they went back south. We put their crab pots down and got them settled. Had a traditional corned beef and cabbage dinner with all the trimmings including Michelle’s freshly baked bread, then spent the evening catching up, and making some tentative plans for the next few days.
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